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L3 ACTION STEPS: Establish a standard for expectations for visits with parents to occur in the residence of the parent at least every other month. START DATE COMPLETION DATE RESPONSIBLE PERSON(S) MEASURABLE BENCHMARKS Mar. 2002 June 2003 Foster Care Unit, Linda Doster Developed visitation opportunities in the least restrictive setting and in compliance with ASFA guidelines. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Achieved. Policy revisions regarding contacts with parents (frequency, location, purpose, etc.) have been finalized and are ready for print and distribution. 5 th Quarter Report: Achieved. A policy implemented in January 2003, governing contacts with parents in cases with reunification as the permanency plan. Case managers are now required to visit parents each month, with contacts occurring in their home every other month. The previous policy did not require case managers to visit with parents in their home. The new policy was applied to the cases reviewed in the QCR. 5 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION: Social Services Quarterly Report, Qualitative Case Reviews, October 2003 -- December 2003. BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT: L4 ACTION STEPS: Revise the Supervisory Review tools to assure that policy compliance and good practice are in place. START DATE COMPLETION DATE RESPONSIBLE PERSON(S) MEASURABLE BENCHMARKS Mar. 2002 June 2003 Ed Fuller, Betty Wrights, Kathy Herren Revised Supervisory Review Guide. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement Georgia Department human Resources March, 2004 Quarter 5 – Work Plan L Page 3
2nd Quarter: Requesting a date change to July 2003 2nd Quarter Federal Response: EXPLAIN THE REASON WHY YOU ARE REQUESTING A CHANGE OF DATE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT COLUMN 3rd Quarter Georgia Reply: Technical hardware problems regarding the Online Supervisory Review Guide delayed the statewide implementation. The Supervisory Review Guide is expected to be statewide by September 2003 3rd Quarter Federal Response: The above underlined statement appears to be a barrier to achievement. 5th Quarter Report: Per Annual _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement Georgia Department human Resources March, 2004 Quarter 5 – Work Plan L Page 4
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Table of Contents Work Plan Detail
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Work Plan Detail A -- Item 2, Repea
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3 rd Quarter Report: This benchmark
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This benchmark was achieved. A repo
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3 rd Quarter Report: This benchmark
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eing developed to outsource the tas
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Why is this partially completed. Ac
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Division more time to evaluate and
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Work Plan Detail B -- Item 3, Servi
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epresentatives. Draft policy develo
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support for additional staff who wi
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Data from these counties of the num
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B3 ACTION STEPS: Develop and provid
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Homestead. Develop a more thorough
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Work Plan Detail C -- Item 6, Stabi
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data provided by the Evaluating and
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1st Quarter Report
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BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT: C7 ACTION
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START DATE Oct. 2002 3rd Quarter: R
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1 st Quarter Report: The Work Group
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1 st Quarter Repor
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Oct. 2003 Dec. 2003 3rd Linda Doste
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November 2003 to collect needed dat
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4 th Quarter Report: No report at t
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: extension to Septe
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Work Plan Detail D - Item 7, Perman
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hardware difficulties. The Qualitat
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Achieved. Policy h
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Quarterly reports will be produced
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Further interviews reveal that whil
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and the State can determine why the
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1 st Quarter Report: The DFCS Infor
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for 2002 and 2003? 4th Quarter Repo
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Work Plan Detail E -- Item 9, Adopt
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July 2003 June 2004 Field Directors
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DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED 3rd Quarter:
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BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT: Current da
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4 th Quarter Federal Response: This
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Goal achieved and ongoing. The lega
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DATE DATE PERSON(S) BENCHMARKS June
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Develop prototype of CPRS that incl
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adoption checklist has been added f
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CPRS. The State will explore traini
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prepare a petition for termination
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E17 ACTION STEPS: Develop a court o
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This system allows for a double che
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BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT: E21 ACTION
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BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT: E23 ACTION
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E24 ACTION STEPS: Convene group of
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5 th Quarter Report: Interview Repo
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Refer to Office of Adoptions Policy
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F2 ACTION STEPS: Revise new worker
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BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT: F3 ACTION
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Work Plan Detail G -- Item 12, Plac
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welfare policy, procedures and prac
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R) office. This instrument is alrea
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date -- Detail which show that staf
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including homes accepting sibling g
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4 th Quarter Federal Response: The
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Work Plan Detail H -- Item 13, Visi
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2 nd Quarter Report: No Report due
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START DATE Mar. 2002 believes these
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2 nd Quarter Report: Achieved: Func
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Work Plan Detail P -- Item 24, Stat
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esolution and the correct policy in
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BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT: Goal: Incr
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4 th Quarter Federal Response: This
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duplication. 4 th Quarter Federal R
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Work with vendor to develop project
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P11 ACTION STEPS: Work with vendor
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DATE DATE PERSON(S) BENCHMARKS Apri
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Actual approval received 12/02 (4 m
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Eliminated from SA
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Data /resources available/needed to
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SON for SACWIS Planning and IV&V in
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contract 10/02; Actual ACF planning
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4 th Quarter Report: ACF approval o
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BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT: 4 th Quart
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P21 ACTION STEPS: Planning vendor k
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P25 ACTION STEPS: Receive proposals
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Work Plan Detail Q -- Items 35-37,
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BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT: Q2 ACTION
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with particular emphasis on the cur
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5 th Quarter Report: Measurable Ben
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Substance Abuse and Family Function
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Work Plan Detail R - Item 42, The s
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ecommendations for change. A copy o
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BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT: __________
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2 nd Quarter Report: 1. The Divisio
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1 st and 2 nd Quarter Reports: 1) A
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5 th Quarter Report: Achieved: It h
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Placement Resource Development Unit
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Policy and FP/BP provider informati
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